Tag: CIF

ChannelCloud gets cloud cert

Posted on January 27, 2014 by - News

Clouds in Oxford: pic Mike MageeThe Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has a independent certification partner called the APM Group.  And CIF said that ChannelCloud UK has achieved certification from the APM Group for the third time.

ChannelCloud was launched in the UK and Ireland three years ago  and with its partners sells integrated cloud offerings – its goal is to streamline IT and cut costs.

The cloud service provider (CSP) joined CIF in 2011.

Paul Byrne, ChannelCloud’s UK and Ireland CEO, said that when it launched in the UK in 2011 it couldn’t trade on its 10 year brand equity but the CIF code of practice allowed it to get independent validation for its services and make more sales in the UK market.

Trust me. I’m a cloud

Posted on October 9, 2013 by - News

Clouds in Oxford: pic Mike MageeCompanies worried about the dangers of cloud computing can set their minds at ease, if a recent survey from Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) is to be credited.

Based on questions asked of 250 senior IT business decision makers, it shows 69 percent of firms already use cloud based services.

But it’s all a bit of a mix because 86 percent of the respondents said they had a hybrid mix including cloud, servers on their premises and hosted services.

Piers Linney, CEO of Outsourcery reckons that a gradual move to the cloud happens because companies don’t want to replace their entire systems or only use cloud for some aspects of their businesses.

You won’t be surprised to learn that Outsourcery offers cloud services and no doubt Outsourcery is happy to learn that the survey shows 91 percent of those surveyed are happy with providers.